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African Swine Fever

CPF buying majority of Canada pork company HyLife

Thailand-based agriculture conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) will purchase 50.1 percent of the shares of leading Canadian pork company HyLife.

April 23, 2019

Animal Nutrition Views

Buying the latest technology and the thrill of spending money

A friend of mine wants to buy a robotic milking machine because he is gadget friendly and enjoys new technology. The size of his milk cow herd is not large enough to justify such expense, but he is going to do it, just because he wants to.

April 23, 2019

Feed Mill Management

Insurer says it is not liable for $85M claim in Koch Foods fire

An insurer for Koch Foods Inc. says the company “grossly understated” the value of its properties and has asked a court to find it not liable for an $85 million claim stemming from a 2016 feed mill explosion and fire.

April 8, 2019

Feed Production by Region

3 guilty in fraudulent aquaculture venture

Three men have pleaded guilty in Cardiff Crown Court in Wales in connection with a scheme to defraud the EU and Welsh governments while promising “to make Wales a world leader in the aquaculture industry.”

April 3, 2019

Latest News

What drives millennials in the workplace?

What millennials want most out of their careers is a sense of purpose and meaning. This is important for hiring managers to remember when working with young recruits.

March 19, 2019

Poultry

Wayne Farms buys land adjacent to feed mill, hatchery

Wayne Farms has purchased a 125-acre parcel of land that is adjacent to its feed mill near Dobson, North Carolina.

March 18, 2019

Feed Mill Management

OSHA investigating explosions at ADM plants

Two different explosions, one resulting in a death, have OSHA looking into ADM.

January 10, 2019

Feed Production by Region

Purina Mills worker killed in plant accident

A worker was killed at a Purina Mills plant in Lubbock, Texas, on December 17.

December 20, 2018

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Fires break out at Foster Farms, Perdue facilities

A fire at a Foster Farms feed mill and another fire at the Valley Proteins portion of a Perdue Farms occurred within the past week, with the Foster Farms fire taking place on November 14 and the Valley Proteins/Perdue fire occurred on November 16.

November 19, 2018

Feed Production by Region

Wenger Group names new president and CEO

Phil Rohrbaugh has been named president and CEO of The Wenger Group, effective June 15.

July 2, 2018

Feed Mill Management

Perdue Agribusiness finds source of missing soybeans

After a year, Perdue finds missing soybeans valued at $1 million and calls a third party to blame.

May 30, 2018

Poultry

Poultry feeding and nutrition conference to be held in Indiana

The event has been planned to appeal to an audience that will benefit from information regarding feed and manage poultry, those who manufacture feed and other industry related topics.

April 26, 2018